All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Bonnie and Don

    • July 21, 2010
    • Animal Planet

    Bonnie refuses to let her many dogs go outside, creating disgusting, unsanitary conditions in her home. Don's living conditions and life has worsened from acquiring thirty cats, so his wife now lives in their daughter's home.

  • S01E02 Janice and J.D.

    • July 28, 2010
    • Animal Planet

    Janice has acquired so many dogs and cats that her current husband stops supporting her, her health suffers, and her family has to intervene. After a difficult childhood, J.D. has developed an addiction to saving animals, which is ruining her relationship with Patty.

  • S01E03 Lolette and Robin

    • August 4, 2010
    • Animal Planet

    Robin has been taking in lots of pets and hoarding objects so much that her relationship with her husband suffers. She is depressed that her daughters are moving away from her. Lolette runs a cat shelter that has over 300 cats. Unfortunately, disease is spreading, so many of the cats are sick.

  • S01E04 Lauren and Jack

    • August 11, 2010
    • Animal Planet

    A newlywed turns her house into an animal rescue when her Marine husband is deployed to Afghanistan, while a man is trapped in his house by a growing pack of feral dogs. 20-year-old Lauren's new home is overrun by stray animals. Her Marine husband is coming home next month and he doesn't know that the dogs have destroyed the house. Jack has become a slave to the care of his 45 feral dogs. Wracked by depression, he slips deeper into despair, as his family grows concerned.

  • S01E05 Flossie and Christine

    • August 18, 2010
    • Animal Planet

    Two women feel compelled to rescue unwanted animals, while leading dramatically different lives. A mother spends tens of thousands of dollars in veterinary bills to care for her growing menagerie. A convenience store clerk is being driven to destitution by her house full of dogs, cats, pigs and a raccoon. In both cases, family members are deeply concerned that the situation has grown dangerously out of control.

  • S01E06 Jackie and Shelley

    • August 25, 2010
    • Animal Planet

    A couple turns over their new house to 80 pet cats; a woman has a houseful of exotic birds.

Season 2

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Robin, Jack, and Flossie: Revisited

    • January 7, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    Animal Planet revisits some of the most sensitive cases of hoarding from the previous episodes to determine how the hoarding interventions have changes the lives of the hoarders, their animals and their families and friends.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Janice, Shelley, and JD: Revisited

    • January 7, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    Animal Planet revisits some of the most sensitive cases of hoarding from the previous episodes to determine how the hoarding interventions have changes the lives of the hoarders, their animals and their families and friends.

  • S02E01 Chickens In My Home

    • January 14, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A retired Army linguist has filled his house with 158 roosters and hens. A popular waitress is fired because she reeks of cat urine.

  • S02E02 Chihuahua Nightmare

    • January 21, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A 27 year olds future in nursing is jeopardized by a growing hoard of dogs and cats. When a man's emotionally traumatized family moves in with him, he retreats into a hoard of Chihuahuas.

  • S02E03 Too Many Pitbulls

    • January 28, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A single dad believes he's on a mission from God to save pit bulls and a woman tries to stop her stubborn mother's cat hoarding before she ends up homeless. Follow Shane and Sharon as they come to grips with the perils of hoarding animals.

  • S02E04 82 Dogs and Counting

    • February 4, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A woman with more than 70 dogs refuses to see how they’re hurting her husband while a mom’s exotic bird collection gets between her and her daughter. Explore the worlds of Carolyn and Cynthia and their menagerie of pets.

  • S02E05 Trapped By Cats

    • February 11, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    An eccentric loner faces jail time for refusing to give up dozens of mangy dogs. A mother uses a hoard of cats to keep her 26-year-old daughter from leaving home. Peer into the lives of Matthew and Vera.

  • S02E06 Big Dog Crisis

    • February 18, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A heartbroken man replaces his lost wife with a herd of Mastiffs. A woman's need to keep a houseful of stray animals pushes her marriage to the breaking point. Follow Ray and Donna's stories of loss and loss of control.

  • S02E07 80 Cats and a Baby

    • February 25, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A couple's desire to have a baby is threatened by their 80 cats and an elderly woman's struggle with alcohol turns into an obsession with stray cats. Can Carol and Mary overcome their animal hoarding? Tune in to find out.

  • S02E08 Addicted to Animals

    • March 4, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A mom's 37 cats drive her 13-year-old daughter to move in with the neighbors. A father must choose between his 13-year-old daughter and his cat-obsessed girlfriend. Find out if Flower and Christi can keep their families together while overcoming their addictions.

  • S02E09 Drowning in Cats

    • March 18, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    An animal addict mom is on the verge of losing her teenage daughter while fishermen joins forces to save an animal hoarding deckhand. See how Dawn and Lloyd face the reality of their animal hoarding.

  • S02E10 She Gets My Goat

    • March 25, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    An ex-addict becomes overly obsessed with rodents and reptiles and a woman's herd of goats and pit bulls pushes a family to the brink of foreclosure. Find out if Shane and Jean can gain control of their animal obsessions.

Season 3

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Carolyn, Shane, and Dawn: Revisited

    • August 17, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    Today we revisit a woman who had over 80 dogs; a dad who nearly severed his family ties to save his Pit Bulls and an animal addict mom on the verge of losing her daughter. They've started down the right track. Can Carolyn, Shane and Dawn stay on it?

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Peter, Shane, and Kitten: Revisited

    • August 17, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    Watch as we take a second look at a dad who filled his house with over 100 chickens, a man who was obsessed with many animals, and a waitress who was fired because she reeked of cat urine. Are things better for Peter, Shane and Kitten or much worse?

  • S03E01 Deadly Snakes in My Bedroom

    • August 24, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A man fills his bedroom with venomous snakes. A retired lawyer must choose between her husband - and her 250 lovebirds.

  • S03E02 My Truck's Filled with Dogs

    • August 31, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A hoard of over 130 rabbits have chewed a home to shreds. A man has begun living in his pickup truck to keep his 13 dogs from being seized

  • S03E03 Cats in My Freezer

    • September 7, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A 27-year-old who cleans obsessively - and keeps dead cats in her freezer. A family is shattered when mom picks pets over kids.

  • S03E04 Zoo in My Basement

    • September 14, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A street minister keeps a flock of over 150 pets in the basement of his home. A 22-year-old girl drops out of nursing school so she can dedicate her life to rescuing dogs.

  • S03E05 My Cats are Killing My Daughter

    • September 21, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A mother faces the most painful choice of her life: her daughter's health or her beloved kittens. A chef's 60+ cats have destroyed his house - and are about to ruin his marriage

  • S03E06 Ghost Hunter Hoarder

    • December 30, 2011
    • Animal Planet

    A ghost hunting hoarder must choose between the spirit world and a houseful of pets. A head trauma results in a woman filling her house with cats - and raccoons.

  • S03E07 99 Pets

    • January 6, 2012
    • Animal Planet

    A woman wants her family - and her 99 pets. A retired rock musician picks his dogs over his daughters.

  • S03E08 Rats!

    • January 13, 2012
    • Animal Planet

    A young woman identifies with rats. An 82-year-old clings to the dream of a destitute dog rescue.

  • S03E09 I Live in a Kennel

    • January 20, 2012
    • Animal Planet

    A would-be breeder of Boodles, a cross between a bulldog and a poodle, is overwhelmed; a home remolder winds up living in a kennel.

  • S03E10 Thank God for (My) Pitbulls!

    • January 27, 2012
    • Animal Planet

    A woman is adamant about keeping more than one hundred cats; a former minister's flock now consists of dogs.

  • S03E11 Pack of 38 Dogs

    • February 3, 2012
    • Animal Planet

    A single dad has pythons; a medical worker secretly keeps a hoard of dogs.

  • S03E12 Junkyard Dogs

    • February 10, 2012
    • Animal Planet

    A woman with multiple cats has a colorful past; a recidivist hoarder secretly keeps dogs in a junkyard.

Season 4

Season 5